introduction: the aim of the present study is to show regional disparities in iran through measurement of the level of development of different provinces with respect to their accessibility to the health and medicare facilities. methods: to accomplish the above mentioned purpose, data regarding 18 health and medicare indexes for the years 2006-2008, have been collected. the quantified methods s...

this paper comments on the principles that informed rwanda’s successful efforts to adapt its health system to population needs, and more specifically to reduce health inequities. the point is made that these may be universally applicable for countries as they deal with the challenges of post-2015 health agenda.

to provide an overview of the development of health technology assessment (hta) in iran since 2007, and to facilitate further development of hta and its integration into policy making.data of this study were collected through key documents (e.g. literature, laws, and other official documentation) and analyzed by experts of opinion in form of qualitative methods.health technology assessment ente...

background: one of the main indexes of development is health index or the degree to which a society enjoys health and therapeutic services. the present study was done with the aim to analyze development levels in cities in tehran regarding health infrastructural index using the standardized score and morris’ model. methods: this is a descriptive and pragmatic study which ranks 14 cities in tehr...

in his recent study, gordon shen analyses a pertinent question facing the global mental health research and practice community today; that of how and why mental health policy is or is not adopted by national governments. this study identifies becoming a world health organization (who) member nation, and being in regional proximity to countries which have adopted a mental health policy as suppor...

while the right to health is increasingly referenced in sustainable development goal (sdg) discussions, its contribution to global health and development remains subject to considerable debate. this hypothesis explores the potential influence of the right to health on the formulation of health goals in 4 major sdg reports. we analyse these reports through a social constructivist lens which view...

the world has made a great deal of progress through the millennium development goals (mdgs) to improve the health and well-being of people around the globe, but there remains a long way to go. here we provide reflections on rwanda’s experience in working to meet the health-related targets of the mdgs. this experience has informed our proposal of five guiding principles that may be useful for co...

background: social health is considered as a significant dimension of health and, hence, its assessment is vital in health planning. within this context, this study aimed to develop a valid and reliable scale for measuring individual’s social health in iran. to do so, an exploratory sequential mixed method was used. methods: to establish the item pool and primary scale, 30 interviews with exper...